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Antenna systems installed on the roof of the Loyola Science Center (LSC) include a 40-foot tower with a Skyhawk High Frequency antenna for 14, 21, and 28 MHz, as well as VHF/UHF satellite and microwave antennas, some with rotating mounts. New equipment includes heavy-duty controllers, all-mode transceivers, speakers, desktop microphones and other components that allow for students to operate ham radio units.

The main amateur radio station will be located in a room on the fifth floor with floor to ceiling windows that have panoramic views of the city and will feature state-of-the-art operating positions, so it will be a very attractive place for students to learn about amateur radio, radio science and radio engineering, said Dr. Frissell. An additional room on the same floor with equipment and antenna connections will be used as a lab for controlled HamSCI space research projects.

The new station capabilities will also allow additional student learning and community service opportunities.

The system is tied into the LSC emergency power system, so that the system could be part of the local emergency communications network, said Dr. Frissell, who has already involved student members of the Universitys Amateur Radio Club with emergency response training with the Luzerne County Emergency Communication Agency.

In addition, during the installation, students helped assemble antennas under the tutelage of Jeff DePolo of Broadcast Sciences, L.L.C., who is leading the installation. DePalo has worked on similar projects at numerous colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University.

The installation has given us great hands-on experience of what it will be like when we enter the workforce, said Tom Pisano, an electrical engineering major from Staten Island, New York, as he and fellow students helped assemble antennas.

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